PSA of the Week

We could get all heavy-handed and deliver a lecture that kids would just tune out, so let’s go with this instead. Same message, though.

This is majorly useful.

Not to say that medications aren’t important, even life-saving. They frequently are. But just as doctors usually begin a treatment regimen with the least invasive option first, a diet long of fruits and vegetables would go a long way toward preventing the need for expensive medications down the road. Eat well!

I Hate Monday

I wish I was a pharmaceutical company instead of a newspaper publisher. I wish I could make hundreds of millions of dollars on my product even after I have warned my customers about it like this: “May cause headaches, cramping, bloating, rectal bleeding, dizziness, erections lasting more than four hours, explosive diarrhea, some loss of vision and hearing, weight loss, …

GotDRUGS?

Specifically, got unwanted or expired drugs? If so, what’s the best way to dispose of them? First, here’s the worst way: flushing them down the toilet. Scientists say traces of all kinds of pharmaceuticals are found in our soil and water. Fish are getting high. (Just kidding, although they might be.) But there is a solution. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s …